5 Fun Facts About @mr-neil

I have been nominated by a fine man who goes by the name of @c0ff33a. He may have changed the way I use Steemit.

I now have to tell you 5 interesting facts about me. Here goes.

The only way is vinyl

My last year of living in the United Kingdom was 2014. I had not listened to vinyl for over 20 years. I had a few LPs hiding in the attic of my parent’s house. That's it.

I decided to buy a turntable (yes, it's serious, otherwise you call it a record player).

One fine day I went into a charity shop, in South Devon, England. There was a big crate of decent vinyl records on very good condition. Queen, The Moody Blues, Bruce Springsteen plus many more. I took them to the counter to see how much they were.

“50p each.”

Wow, 30 LPs for £15. The biggest problem was getting them home on the train.

I now have around 200 records, but most of them are stored in the UK. I get new albums delivered from Amazon to the United Arab Emirates.

My favourite bands are Manic Street Preachers, Wolf Alice, The Wildhearts and Von Hertzen Brothers.

I was told that I'd never be a teacher

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Life’s biggest lesson, don’t let them tell you that it can't be done.

I was just the victim of a really bad mentor when I first started. It is hard to pick yourself up from that. It has an effect on your confidence.

I eventually got a fantastic mentor, it has been too long since I made contact, maybe this is the inspiration.

I’ve been teaching for over 10 years and I have the scars to prove it. Looking back, those people can go and do one. No more to be said. The lesson is here and it is a powerful one.

I love Star Wars

Like the millions of other people. I am a Star Wars fan who loves all the films. I don’t mind which films you like and don’t like, but some people need to get over themselves.

George Lucas always said that the films were made for 8 year olds. So when you watch Star Wars, you sit back and enjoy and watch it like an 8 year old.

The Last Jedi was amazing, I can’t wait to see it again. I love it because it took risks. A lot of people go on about Rogue One, but there was not so much pressure on that one, because it was outside of the main film series.

My wife is from Philippines and we have a house

Before I met my wife, she had already mostly built the large house in the Philippines. She used what savings she had for the project, with the help of her sister. The house is mostly complete. It is a large 4 bedroom house. A perfect place to stay in the summer. There are still some bits and bobs that need doing, but it is looking good.

I left everything behind to get married

It is not so easy to bring a spouse over to live in the UK. It has been made even harder by the present Prime Minister, who decided to be a git when she was the Home Secretary.

I left my life in England and came over to the United Arab Emirates, near Dubai. That was 3 years ago. I fixed myself up a job, got married and have a fantastic boy called Robbie.

Sometimes you have to make that life changing decision. That requires bravery. I’ve not looked back.

So there you have it.

Who do I nominate?

My wife @sherylneil